Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1896, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1896>-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ‘A. MINIATURE LAND —>—____ A Great Ground Map of Our Coun- try Proposed. MCUNTAISS AND VALLEYS REPRODUCED It May Be Located on the Po- tomac Flats. FAVORABLE OPINIONS a Last Wednesday the Senate passed, with- a joint resolution that may re- s to this city one of the greatest ions to as well as one of the exhibits known In civilization. This resol was introduced in April by Senator Cannon of Utah, and attracted wide attention at-once from the fact that it pro- posed establish: near this city of a ground map of the United States, to be " Mi e.” The mwas Mr. Cannon, who tween the actual representation at tare mile to a square yard. © a giant map, covering over and at once the idea arose et could not be on except at a cost running 's of thousands of dollars. cme attention was paid at whose interest was aroused uggestion to the question of itable place already owned | t, and not used for other e the map might be located, Most no} ing some the rpo 60 as to be enient to the thousands of Visitors who would certainly be attracted to it, and where the plan might be carried futo execution with the least cost. The | solution of this apparently unsolvable prob- Jem ha: w hed, and Senator | all those who have become in- ject are satisfied that the e for the ground map is on of the reclaimed Po- flats. lying between the observatory ds and the Long bridge. This land is useless, uever haying been improved, ular, almost remarkable, ad- | Just such a purpose. Resolution Amended. Cannon therefore amended his fore it was adopted by the as to provide for this site, which ate a seduction of the scale and in the form in which it went to the House, which is expected to sive speedy concurrence, the measure reads as follows Senate would nec of relation, United States of embled, That the on of five citi- authorized to be Three mem- cted by the President of the . one by the President of the © by the Speaker of the House \tative; and for the following purpose: To examine Into and to report to Cong upon the practicability, advisapil- ity and cost of establishing at or near the city of Washington a ground map of the United of America, on a scale of one square yard of map surface for each square ens of the United States made in the following manner bers to be mile of actual area. or on such scale as it may be ‘ble to comprise within the zeclamat of the Potomac flats, said ground map to be as nearly as may be our miniature, reproducing in earth er mater-als, on scale, the bound- topography, all the natural al features of the surface, show- ing geozraphica! divisions; also, mountains hills and valle ts, lakes and streams, | Ss and v.ilages; and that said commtiis- is to ser: hout compensation.” to that this resolution is not determinative and does not carry any appropriat Therefore its passage does not government to action, even comm‘ssion provided for should bly to recommend the build- ap. Senator Cannon's Explanation. The day after he introduced this resolu- ing of the u ticn Mr. Cannon addressed the Senate on the subject of the great map, in a speech that attraet uncommon attention, and that won for him heariy congratulations from all sides. He explained the project so fully Im that discourse that it is here re- |. in pert, as indicating very clear- ly the scope and character of the map and the object which it might serve. This vered Apri! 21, and in the or Cannon said: ctserved from a reading of be tion that its sole present purpose this resol 13 to provid sion what I believe to be a most desirable ob- It will also be observed that no ex- e for the cre to make certain tion of a commis- quiries regarding be entailed upon the national if this commission shall be ap- except by further specific action ‘ongress to that erd. he purpese I have in view ultimately by this resolution is to secure the establish- ment at or near the capital of our nation of a ground map of this country, which shall furnish in general and in detail a comprehersive view of the vast domain within the boundaries of the United States proper. To provide so large a map as this upon the scale proposed there will be re- quired 625 acres, upon which would be pro- dected all the geographical lines, all the topography, and what map makers call the culture of the United States. Upon imag- i state Ines there would run foi ths, so that the observer could pass ‘ound ech state, and through the larger ates, where such paths would not inter- fere with the topogr: or the culture. “Upon such a tract there would first be established the periphery of the United States, niles in length of land and water bourdaries, ard then from the ap- Parent sea level on the east and west the tract would be graded to a vertical scale, show the gre of our mountain The Season to Be Represented. “Any season of the year might be select- ed for representation, either the awaken- ing spring or the flashing summer or the serene ; but perhaps the Ist of June, is, generally speaking, the most beautiful season of the year in the United States, might be chosen, and by re- producing the country as of that date some idea would be given to the observer of the latitudinal differences in the country. We would heve all the rivers, all the lakes, all the forests, all the mountains, all the val- leys, all the chasms, all the cities and all the hamlets cf the United States produced here in as great exactitude as human skill sould compass. Upon such a map the Mi sissippi riv with its Missourt tributary, would be 4,506 yards long and about three feet wide of actual wate Lake Michigan would contain x0) square yards of actual water surfa Upon such_a body minia- ture steamboats could ply. The cities would be probabil t of glass, in order that by running electric wires under them they could be illuminated at night. “It is quite practicable, with the skill now at the command of our scientists, to thus reproduce the ccuntry, to give for ed- ucational purposes anc for still greater purposes thar. immediate practical results so great a benefaction to the people of the United States “The commission to be appdinted would Inquire into three propositions: The practi- eability, the cost and the advisability of such a project. I group under the head of practicability the physical and financial propositior.s: and, inasmuch as it is not wise at this time to anticipate the work of the commission, I will simply state that I have expert testimony on these points that neither will the cost be extravagant nor will there ne any physical difficulties In the way of such a proposed production of our country in miniature. “As to the advisabili there is not one hour in any working day of the year when legislators of the United States or admin- istrative officers are not confronted by problems which could be more speedily, more justly and more intelligently settled by reference to a map of this character. Graphic Value of the Map. “A map of this character would at once, upon vishing it, convey to the mind of the observer sme correct and comprehensive idea of any physical question urder consid- eration. There is not arything pertaining to railroads, internal navigation, public Im- provement or to any other development re- quiring co: versance with the physical con- ditions of the United States but that will be settied by reference to stch a map If es- tablished. “Any member of the legislative body, ary citizen of the United States visiting here from wy section of the country, could gain cn idea of the requirements of any part of the west or of the east. Peo- ple from the Mississippi valley anl from the farther west could see represented the towns where are manufactured $9,000,000,000 worth of products per annum, the result of quintupled powers within the gencration of men now living. Peopl> fr¢m the east could see the wonderful growth in that vast west which is openiag, with Its pos- sibilities of horresteads for all the people of the United States who shall have the desire and energy to become independent owners of their country’s soll. “Upon such a map would be spread out a showin of the 236,000 school houses in the United States, where there are being educated by the state more than 12,000,000 ef those people who have the Godlike pos- sibilities of the future, e children who are going to do what we of the older generation thought we would do, put which we have failed to eccomplish. “Upon this map would te displayed all the colors of all the sarth and its culture within our confines—the red soil of the lands east cf the Alleghanies, the black loam of the Mississippi valley, and the rainbow tints of the Colorado chasms of the farther west. Vineyards and sand dunes would be shown; the cotton fields whitening to their ripeness; the rice plan- tations and the fields of grain. Upon the great lakes of the country would stand at moor the ships which give to our internz] commerce greater facilities on water than is known on all the oceans of the world. We would have the D+troit river, with its chain of steamboats, showing to the actual physical sense of the observer that way which carries more commerce than any other similar space of water on the globe. A Patriotic Influence. ‘The physical advantages and the educa- tional results t2 be attained are not so great, in my humble judgment, as the pa- triotic advantage to the country to have such a map established at the seat of government of the United States, kept in good repair, kept up to date, with probably an attendant furnished by each state to give the information of changes so fast as they occur. I would hope, if such a map were established, that there might be some margin left to the north and to the south where extensions of the map might occur. I would hope that the patrivtic scientists of this commission, if they finally decide to recommend to Congress, and if the idea should be carried out under their direction, would leave a little space off to the far southeast corner, from which might rise scne time in the dear sisterhood of re- publics, if not in that dearer sisterhood of states, crucified Cuba. When the wound in her side shall te healed, perhaps some time her sacrificial ruby flow will mingle with the sacred scarlet of our own flag. “I would hope that the representatives of other lands lying to the north and the far south, gazing at such a demonstration as this map would be of the miracle of one hundred and twenty years of free civ- ilization, will take he our fathers did and dared, will themselves do and dare until no throhe of earth shall cast its shadow on this hemisphere.” Since delivering this speech Mr. Cannon has been doing considerable work in the Senate persuading his colleagues of the practicability and desirability of establish- ing such a map, and he has wrought so well that the resolution passed without dis- sent Wednesday evening. The next day the Senator said to a Star reporter who approached him for information as to the origin of the idea of the great map: Origin of the Idea. “It was the natural outgrowth of a real- ization that the gywat muss of our people cannot by existing means become con- scious of the physical magnitude of the country in which they live. I had tried to form a conception of the United States from maps and books. The first time I crossed the continent from ocean to ocean d that the wonder of this domain not appreciable, either from examin- ation of ordinary maps or from ordinar travel. Placirg the impression of the cou try derived from ah atlas in conjunction with the impressicn derived from trans- cont.rental travel, it was casy to draw the conclusion that something partaking of both was necessary for a clear comprehen- n of the appearance and extent of this vast heritage of freemen. I caine to Wash- ington seven years ago filled with the idea bringing plans and statistics, and had the honor of presenting the subject to that great American, James G. Blaine, and to other prominent men in public life. With- out exception they approved the proj At that time I had hope that the Potomac flats might be selected as being most favor- able for the purpose. This tract is con- tiguous to the heart of Washington. It is a part ef the most splendid capital reser- vation in the world. Its historic surround- ings would add attractiveness. But the hour was not opportune for a presentation of the matter before Congress. Beside: the Potomac flats were alreaiy appropri ated, in anticipation, for the world's expo tion of the three Americas. Later, in 180, I was induced by leading friends’ in both houses to lay the subject before prominent men in Chicago, after that city had been selected as the site for the grea: fair. Such gentlemen as William Penn Nixon, Lyman J. Gage, Ferd W. Peck and Carter Har- rison gave the most cordial recognition to the project. The Inter-Ocean published a full description, and remarked editoriaily that the carrying out of such a stuvend- ous plan at Chicago, as an adjunct to the world’s fair, would furnish a distinct at- traction, unique, patriotic and many times more valuable than the Eiffel tower. Through the unfortunate delays which oc- curred before final selection of the ground upon which to locate the fair, so much time was consumed that the proposition for our country in miniature could not be exe- cuted properly. It lapsed at Chicago, not entirely to my regret, as this matter be- longs properly to government. Afteg wait- ing some year: I presented the subject to Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard, president of the National Geographic Society. He gave to it gencrous and approving consideration, and when the opportunity came for a pre- sentation of the subject to Congress, I asked for the appointment of a commis- sion to weigh the questions involved. Locations Suggested. “So soon as the matter was proposed several gentlemen from different points surrounding Washington offered their ideas of proper location; but it was not wise to become entangled with any real estate en- terprise, and therefore I declined to even examine sites until Col. Alexander D. An- derson, whose name was well known to me in connection with his splendid work In be- half of the three Americas’ exposition and other subjects, suggested that the govern- ment property, the reclaimed Potomac flats, would be an adequate and appro- priate site for this great work. This re- newal of a former hope was very gratify- ing. Col. Anderson pointed out the remark- able fact that the configuration and longi- tudinal and latitudinal extent of the re- claimed flats make that tract In general conform to the shape of the United States, laid out with proper regard to the points of the compass, and that the map might be established here on a scale only slightly reduced from the original proposition. The Washington monument itself would then stand just outside of the eastern shore of our country in miniature, overlooking it, and affording the best possible observatory tower.” “Has the subject received any consid- erable attention from the general public during the years which you have had it un- der consideration?” “Hundreds of newspapers commented upon it some years ago, and have renewed their consideration recently. It has been laid be- fore many civil engineers, scientific men and public officials, and has. usually been commended. From every quarter details of its value have been suggested, each man considering it with the thought of his own personal experience or vocation. In gen- eral, people have felt that {t had a wide, patriotic value. In particulars, the rail- road projector remarks: ‘From this pre- sentation of our country in miniature the preliminary examination for new railway lines will be made.’ The school teacher observes: ‘At last we will be able to give the children some reasonable idea of the geography of their country.’ The old sol- dier says: ‘I will go back and visit the bat- tlefields where my comrades fell, and will show to my children the places where their inheritance in a mighty Union was saved.’ One enthusiastic warrior declares: “The war lord of Germany should have such a map of Europe in his palace grounds, that he might direct the move- ments of his armies in the field.’ Probably the people most interested in it are those whose friends have moved from the east to the wider lands of the west to establish homes, and trom them I draw the conclu- sion expressed In my remarks in the Sen- ate recently, that such a presentation of our country in miniature may give a new impetus to home-making. Washingtom Should Be Considered First. “I shall hope to see it established at Washington, where it belongs; but if the project shall not meet with favor here, it is possible that at some future time it may be carried out in connection with some vestern university. 5 he unanimous and prompt recommen- dation of the resolution by the Senate com- mittee on public buildings and grounds, and the passage of the measure under unanimous consent on Wednesday last in the Senate, afford expectation that the matter may meet with suificient further val to crystallize the idea in enduring In an interview with Alex. D, Anderson, Whose active interest in the project is trentioned by Senator Cannon, The Star ured the following interesting fac consider the proposed map a matter very great practical importance and of value, particularly if located at Washing- ton, where it wiil-be easily ac those on lic subje curate ile to aged in the consideration of pub- ts which require a clear and ac- nding of the geograph $ and other physical f of the various sections of the Unite It will be coubly valuable if tt es, as Senator Cannon, in his recent : . intimated that it might, neighbor- ing Am ican republics and colonies, such as Mexico, Central America and Cuba. “Viewed from that standpoint the map would be a most inatruc for the y of such subje lands, and the of the great wes e propesed sh from the Great Lakes to the improvement of the Mississipr ive object lesson as the public gation of the urid lands ip canal Atlantic, the continental ilways, (he and Delaware ship canal, ship canal, the Nicaragua ship canal, the Te- huantepec ship railway, coast ‘defe: $e3, harbor Improvements and hundreds of other subjects of a similar nature. Location on Potomac Flats, “A glance at the Potomac flats 1s suffl- cient to demonstrate the superior advan- tages of this location for the map. The general trend of the Pacific coast line of the United States, Mexico and Central America conforms stly to the Potomac side of the reclaim ats. A slight change in the flushing or tidal reservoir of the flats would make it conform to the Gulf of Mexico, and by a slight change in the shape of the propagating ponds of the United States fish commission near the northern boundary of the flats they could easily be made to represent the Great Lakes. A small stream flowing from these to the gulf would represent the \ ppi river. The small outlet from’ the tidal reservoir into the Potomac a little above the Long bridge could be made to represent the Nicaragua ship canal from the Atlantic to the Pacitic. The map also conforms to the points of the compass. “It Is doubtful if anywhere else in the whole United States a tract of land could be found £0 perfectly adapted to the con- summation of this project. Among the other advantages of this location is the fact that the flats are already owned by the United States, and are for sanitary, as Well as other reasons soon to be declared a park and improved as such. It will cost but little, if any, more to lay out a park in the form of our country in miniature than an ordinary park. The. great ex- perse which it was at first thought would be necessary to purchase the land, do the grading, and supply the water for the gulf, lakes and rivers, is, by the use of the flats, totally eliminated, and therefore removes every possible objection to the successful carrying out of the project. Aren of the Map. “If located on the flats the map could be constructed on a scale of about 300 acres for the United States, and 465 acres for the United States, Mexico, Central America and the gulf. This scale is a trifle over two linear feet to the linear mile, end four square feet to the square mile. “The areas of the several states and ter- ritories would be, in acres, approximately, as follows “Alabama, California, ‘1 0.5; Delawari Idaho, 8; Hlini tory, 3; Kan: Maryland, 1 Minnesota, 8 na, 4; Indian terrl- 8, Louisiana, 5; Maine, Massachus 1; Michigan, Mis, Montana, ebra: Hampsi ow Jersey, 1; Mexico, 12; New York, 5; North Carolina, 5; North Dakota, 7; Ohio, 4; Oklahoma, 4; Oregon, 10; Pennsylyanta, South Carolina, 3; uth Dakota, &; Te: nessee, 4; Texas, 27: (tah, 8; Vermont, Virginia, 4; Washington, 7; West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin, 6; Wyoming, 10. ‘This gives the Uniteg, States 300; Mexico Central Ame: 1]; Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, 9; Cubd, #, a total of 405. Boundaries gnd. Driveways. “The project as ontlined by Senator Can- nen contemplates a,grgnd driveway around the boundary of the United States, Mexico and Central Ameri¢a, “vith foot paths for the state boundary ‘ines. These walks would probably bel cdustructed with as- phalt. It may also he desirable to have one fanscontinental deiveway. If so, it_ could follow the line of ‘#ie'Union and Central Pacific railway, ox) oP neighboring state lires. pot “If the map shoftd*be so constructed that the vertical seale corresponds with the horizental scalé; the highest elevations on the map, such ad Pjke’s Peak, would be about six feet above the sea level. But I urderstand that it is customary in con- structing large relief maps to magnify the vertical scale three, four or five times. If enlarged three times it would give an ele- vation for Pike’s Peak of about eighteen feet. j ‘ Rhode Island, 0. Observation Towers. “A very important feature ‘of a project of this nature is suitable otservation towers, where the visitor can get a comprehensive bird's-eye view of the whole park. Such towers, usually skeleton steel structures, have been corstructed on the Chickamauga Military Park, Gettysburg, Falrmount Park at Philadelphia and elsewhere. But around the Potomac flats are a series of observa- tion towers, or points, already in existence, such as Washington monument on the east- ern edge of the map, the Capitol, State De- partment, Executive Mansion, Arlington Heights, Observatory Hill, the bureau of engraving and printing and the proposed memorial bridge, running from the north- weat corner of the map across to Arlington. If derired to have one central observation tower on the map itself, a delicate skeleton steel structure could be erected on the top of the elevation representing Pike's Peak. “The existing Mall, extending from the Capitol to the monument. and the Potomac flats, together, form a central park of 1,000 acres, owned and controlled by the general government. In and around this central park is located what is practically a per- manent world’s exposition, which has cost nearly $190,000,000, and which {s_ being added to year by year. As every one knows, one of the most valuable features of world’s expositions at Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, and else- where, was a small fractional part of the National Museum, Smithsonian, depart- ments, ete., displayed there temporarily in the shape of governmental exhibits. Here, on the contrary, we have a complete and permanent exhibit, such as the museum, Capitol, with its art and other treasures; the patent office with its models, the ex- hibit of the fish commission, the new Con- sional Library, the Corcoran Art Gal- the Lincoln Museum, the observatory, the various department buildings with their historical and other treasu s, the hington monument, far more attric: tive than the Hiffel tower; Mt. Vernon nearby, Arlington acr the river, the var- fous equestrian ues around the xeological survey, the coast Survey, and many other attractioi which, as I have just stated, consti exhibit which has cost nearly $1¢ Add to this central park the ground map proposed by Senator Cannon, representing, as he » ‘Our Country in Miniature,” and the city of Washington will contain the most popular, actractive and useful park in the whole United States.” Mr. Gardiner Hu When the propc bard's Approval. fon to make rs a nt map of the United States was first laid before Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard, president of the National Geographic Society, it Was received with favor, but: Mr. Hubbard did not trust to his own judgment as a layman to pass upon the practicability of h ed that Director leott of the geolosical survey be con- sulted as to the matter. Mr. Walcott gave his hearty assent to the plan, and now both he and Mr. Hubbard are enthusiastic in the hope that Congress and the Presi- dent may pni zo the joint resolu Gon, and so start the project on its way. Said Mr. Hubbard the cther afternoon to “I can imagine no more attractive or useful novelty that could be established anywhere than this vast. map of our country. It is a magnificent plan, one that should be carried out at once. But above all I am convinced that the up- ber portion of the fiats is the very place Wher2on it should be located. I was as- tounded at the accuracy with which the Present shape of the flats adjusts itself to the outline of the United State. It scems almost as though nature and man had Wrought together to produce a per- fe » for this beautiful conception. ponds will furnish the water nec- for the great lakes, and the tv al reservoir, with some chan of outline, Will represent the Gulf of Mexico. Bu one of the most powerful reasons for 1o- cating the map on the flats is that the Washington monument will stand on the edge of the country, thus affording an uneq 1 view of the entire map from a great height and giving a pervect idea of the entire plan. The monument thus be- comes @ national observatory tower, with- out which the map would be of little avail. It is noteworthy that in the cursent number of the Contemporary Review is an article describing the project of a Frenchman, who plan a gigantic globe to represent the rth at the exposition to be held at Paris in 1900, Ido not think that such a project compares with that of Senator Cannon, Which !s far more to the poimt and more serviceable than a globe, however great its dimensions. T map ‘will show to the People a united country, as a whole, and Will foster patriotism and teach great les- sons Mr. Glover Seconds the Motion. Mr. C. C, Glover is well known in Wash- irgten us one of the local sponsors of the Potomac flats improvement, and his inter- est and enterprise in connection with the reclamation of the river frcnt extend over many years. He is today heartily in favor or any Proposition to improve these areas, and ine has lately been vigorously tryin to persuade Congress to ¢ lare the reclaim- lands a public park for all thane to come, Thersfore, the idea of locating the map the upper portion of the ft to him. To a Star re m for his views on the f this map will tend to improve the flats permanently and eNectively I am for sha scheme. If it can be demonstrated that the map will be a thing of beauty as w. utility, and will aid us in lands for the purpose of ad aclivencss of the national capital, I heart- liy second the motion. I can conceive that this proposition will lead to the establi ment of cne of the greatest institutions the country, and 1 can see no reason why We should not all favor it. If the affair is to be earried out on national lines, and a liberal appropriation is made by Congress | fer making the map and keeping it in cendition, I can see how it would be one of the grandest thirgs ever attempted here, and Under such circumstances I hope the project wil! be carried out as soon a3 pessibl Ing to the at- ——__ Michigan System of Child Saving. From the American Journal of Sociology. The unique system of child saving in Michigan is a very interesting object les- son in sociology. By it this state has re- versed for itself the condition prevailing for centuries under older goverrments, by which crime and pauperism increased in greater ratiy than the population. The principal features of the Michigan system ar The State Public School for Dependent Chiliren at Coldwater. The Industria! School for Boys at Lansing and the Industrial Home for Girls at Adrian. 3, The state board of corrections and chari- Ues and its county agency. 4. The public scheol system and compulsory education, factory regulation and in: Minors, medical and surg: dependent children at the —se- “Ha, hat T gu Icaded with lead, 000 SEWED INTO HIS V Death of a Miser Who Had $9,000 on His Person. From the Indianapolis News. A physician from Christianburg, Brown ccunty, brought to a private hospital in Columbus a week ago last Saturday James H. Wilson, a wealthy resident of the former | town, who was suffering from gangrene of | 1 the toe. The disease had already reached osT. _ AUCTION SALES. records of the District of Columbia, and a THIS APTERNOON. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO.. AUCTION Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & Co. RS. TRUSTERS’ SALE OF A THREE-STORY prick STORE AND DWELLING (WITH BRICK STA. N THE REA), KNOWN AS NO. SIS HH TNO! f Ry virtue of dof trust, duly recorded in Liber No. 2001, seq. one of the laud eg quest of the party secured there » the under- such a stage that Dr. Bemker of the hos- | signed rast will by ule “aus ton, im pital saw that the man was doomed, and MU DAW OF SAY, AD, 1896 ANd At irfed to prepare him for his fate. Thu POUR OCL < . all that ¢ in pl evening the sick man died. Dr. Bem Se avin pe) once called in Joseph I. Irwin, the and Lee Rosenbush to a: the dead man’s effects. 1 filthy and ragged as Sewed in the vest they | grcenbacks. These were sewed the | liring iu small packages, and all the time he had been sick, both before and after ccming to the hospital, he had 1efused to take off the vest. Searching further, found a set of ten canvas aud one Ié | sack, arranged with a strap, so that they could be worn over the shoulder, and 1: these sacks were $1,500 in gold. Some of | the s ere so old that they had rotted, almost ready to fall in were some st In searching 3 clothes were those of a to pieces pieces they we as 5 enty years old. From the appearance of the sacks and money it is supposed that Wilson carried the mcney on his person since t y he got it The gold welghed about ey ds. Other money was found in the pants pockets and when it was all counted the s found they had $9,240.10. He was also known to have 10u acres in Brown cou Dr. Bemker tek Oresses given him by Wilso but the telegraph company rep cese that they were unable to ¢ i | Messages, as they could find no one by | s that name. From papers in his offe: ' isle t Wilson at o | livea and was formert: y. Every effort of Dr. Bemker’s | 5 to ide him has fa‘led. His Brown county quaintances know nothing wh: ever of his hi there for a n ory. He has owned mber of years, but has made his home there for the last four y Si say they have heard that he has a wife living in Ohio. Others say he | claimed to have about $70,000 worth of property In other states. He never spoke of himself or any of his folks. His life was of th m of certain’ lots and eieven (11), * of the of Columbin, with toys stor on the NK HUME, Truste SW. CHAPPEL SUTTON & CO. ssurs to Katoliffe, Trustee. AUCTION Darr & Coy EES. TW. STORY OMS AND A}. 1890 following of Wa yuare 1 the sures yor's ail the tm Onwe-t wth Terms nterest annum, sold, or all depostt. of of sale th always a m'serl, . He never cooked for | day of « tees resery himself, bu boarded where he could | the property at the hk and. cos live the ing purchaser, after five days t of sven re . Wah - = ington, D.C. Al ing, at the aa cost of tbe pure y Chance. F. CAMPBELI. From the Philadelphia ‘Times RAYMOND &. DONALDSON A widower under forty went recently toa yo florist’s near Laurel Hill to get some flowers to put on w grave. In the florist’s | TRUSTEES’ was a widow under thirty, getting flowers | a to put on her husband's grave. As it hap- | Liber 15s: pened, the graves we: os e not far apart, and they were in sight of each other qu DUNCANSON BROS. Auctioncess. ds of the al While. Although leaving the cemetery sep- | 1098, AT SIX WC arately, they struck the same car. Getting | fret ‘is fuente sie: out of the Manayunk car, the widow's veil | syvire ten hundred and. forts-m ther caught and the widower disentangled it. In | “inraw’ of aie tite ee. atance ta the Ridge avenue car the widow wrestled | : a ndow, and there was nothing lower to do but raise It. Hoth were able semi-annually, ‘or all | lowed the purchaser to co: rs at 6 per cent interest per . a, a8 Jack would have it, | Soest seusired at tase sk este both got o} th street, and there was ALEXANDER ABRAHAM, only room for two together in the 15th street | myS-d&ds Tr car, and there they sat side by side, silent, |—py y; aur E 3 BY VITUE 0} unul Walnut street was reached, when bo: H onl Scly in . roo got out and one went one way other. one t Japanese Competition. From the San Francisco Chronicle. Another straw showing which way the wind of Japanese competition blows is the transfer of a great straw matting manu- factory from Milford, Conn., to Kobe, one of the industrial centers of Japan. The shrewd Connecticut. Yankees inye ted the subject and found that they could manu- facture their specialty more cheaply in Japan than tn the nutmeg sta so they moved their concern across the water. Those who affect to pooh-poon the > risk and cost Japanese competition and airily speak aie fa ine py oe the superiority of western intelli nth rlook the fact that the mobility of capital is such that it can be ferred to countries where jor can be had. so |_| that all that is nc ‘or the superior intelle s of America at ape to invent Ss, and the own apital can buy transfer them to countries where they can be operated most cheaply. cos S OF REAL ESTATE, &c. Today. Duncsnson Bros., Aucts., 9th and D sts. n.w.— K st. s.c., dwellings Nos. 1257, 1859 and 1361. te Saturday, May 16, at G o'clock p.m. Isaac L. Jobn.en and Alexander Abra Ia’ sutton & Co. trustees. 20 Pa. ave. nw. 1310, 1312 and 1314 30 o'clock p.m. Ed- mond $, Donaldson, ™, Aucts., -C., dwellings Nos. Sale Saturday, May 16, at 5 win F. Campbell and BR: trustees, loan & Co. 4 + cor. of T st 1833 and 1s p.m. John © Ratciitte, Auets., 1407 G st. now. dwellings and stores, Nos. ¥. May 16, at 5 o'clock ney and Lewis J. It, trustees, cts, 920 Pa. ave. nw. —H st. ne, with stable in rear. Sale Saturday, May 16, at 4:30 o'clock p.m. Frank Hume and Cyrus W. ¢ trustees. 7th Duncanson Bros., Aucts., 9th and D sts. now. Sale of lots in Haddock’s Hill subdivision, Mon- tello, D. C., on Saturday, May 16, at 4 o'clo pm. James B. Wimer Howard H. Willlaws, | By virtue sf a certain deed of trust, trustees. siateenth (6th Merch, Pi ~ ee 5 5 seords of the Dist Monday. folio ct seq., und at Merryman & Pattison, Aucts.Sale at Notch Clift of the notes Stock Farm, near Baltimore, , on Monday, May 18, Md., of high-bred G st. ow. i Monday, May 1S, 1 J. Colbert and Frank 1. - 8.W., dvelling No, at 5 o'clock p.m. Mic! Williams, trustees. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts., 920 Pa pitol st., business property, No. Mor 18, at 4:30 « fter, premises Nos. cor, of Gth st. ave. B14 r now. 0. 916. Sale Mond: ok p.m. James 8. Edy and Clarence A. Brande lath b.w., dw May 18, a 5:20 0 Wm, Herbert Sm trustees. M. B. Latimer & Co., Aucts., 1229 and 123) G st. nw.—11th st. nw., dwelling No. 1124, brick stable in rear. Sale Monday, May 18, at 5 o'clock p.m. Duncanson Bros., Aucts., 9th and D sts. now. Chancery sale of premises, 8th and D sts. nw., 808 D st. n.w., S06 D st. nw. and Nos. 316 and 318 Sth ct. n.w.. In order named, on Monday, May 18, at 4:30 o'clock p.m. L. Cabell Williumsoa, J. Heldsworth Gordon and Cuarles F. Benjamin, trustees. _ AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYs, Z SON BROS. AUCH 7 auld subdivis! myi6-dids liber 1 record NTEENTH Day FOACK PM called offices of thi JAMES B. WIM MOWARD HM. WIL DUNCANSON 1 Aucts. FUTURE DAYs. AUCTIONEERS, FG st. VALUARL ALLEY WEEN ETS rir. AND I nine feet nine feet tT NOVI AST. At prubidic FR'DAY, on sale, awerty risk and yore ' faulting purchaser after aye’ advertisement come paper pubdlisted ty of Washi Conveyane at the cost er, 1s D._WINE, 6 CEB. Rit OG F st. uw DUNCANSON BROS, AUCTIONEERS, BUILDE WNW certain d |, at folios 159 of [ABLE IMproyen | *t, pan TY SINCH DAY ¢ NOHTH CanoraNa | DAS) FE TRENT AAT Day OF mate n 10) feet front by. fi A aun ed as ee ae of lot twenty in syuare three ugust 5, and duly recorded tn Liber No. | }nttre wo (302), tagether ‘with the improve: 1711, folio t seq., of the land records of the { Mndred and two (302), tox : District 01 nd at ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance In one und partys the undersigned trust two xe per cent per annum interest, Seniie’ P auction, in front of the premise or all cash. $100 deposit co FRIDAY, THE TWENTY vale, Ten days’ allowed to MAY, 3 1806, A’ the | ccinplete transfer follo: ituate an SAAC T MINSON, the ¢ rict of Colw cu BE und de 29, in Crs my l4-ddds subdivis corded In 1 as per plat n he records of th THOMAS DOWLING & ©0., AUCT: Clice of District, together with Gl? E st. aw. of a two-story ‘and ent brick VALUARLE UNIMPROVED 1 Terms of sale a8e | CAPITOL STREET BITDWE be paid in tance in two euual | ASD) PIETEENTIC STRED ents, aud two years, wit intrest at six (6) per ¢ 2 | MAY TWENTY-SECOND, 1896, AT semi-aunualiy, frou de OPM, we will sell at pa : of trust the prop the time of sale, convey nd notarial fees at cost of the purchase 8 of snle to ty ye it oh ce ae Pied with within ten days from day of 6: | trust” upon oF all cash, 9 erwise the truste on the right to p 1 v 5 erty at the risk and st of the ds ‘d&eds Purchaser. MAHLON- ASHFORD, _myT5- deed ANTINE H. WILLIAMSON, THOM Tr A DESIRABLE LOT ON ( NORTHWEST. RUST at numbered 13, by a dep and wy square feet nee in « a xt KNOWN SOUTHW 4 deed TIETH, ‘1890, AT CUM, 1 will sei i ja frrnt of the property, lot the Distriet in Howlett’s subdivision, recended in County Mook | prety ae 6, page 20, survesor's office, D. C. This iot has | Pill sell pabilic > prom an cast front of feet a depth of about 100 | ipex, on (THURSDAY MAY TWENTY-FIRST, 181 dis adjoining No. 2006 Sth street northwest. | AT HALE-PAST. FOLIC O'CLOCK. PM. part at thts of which $100 must be e in equal fnstzllments, ta rith interest, secured on the | property, or all cash, at the buser's option. “Terms | fo be complied with'in zen days, and conveyancing at buyer's cost. my16-d&ds EUGENE F. ARNOLD, Trustes, 455 La. ave, | lot 26 and ail of lot 27, division of square 462, built 4-story trimmings, Daniel Carroll's sub- oved by an clegantly bay window, stone through two bath roo hard wood. ‘Terms made known at sale. myl2-d&ds GEO. J. EASTERDAY, Trustes, INGWALT, Trastee.